Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved--May 2014 Edition

The May 2014 edition of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved highlights linguistically identified populations and heath care settings. The articles include:

• Disparities in Contraceptive Care
• Cultural Sensitivity and Health Education: Essential Components to the Success of the Early Detection Cancer Screening Program for Latinas at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
• Eliminating Health Disparities through Culturally and Linguistically Centered Integrated Health Care: Consensus Statements, Recommendations, and Key Strategies from the Field
• Low Socioeconomic Status is Associated with Increased Risk for Hypoglycemia in Diabetes Patients: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)
• Factors Associated with Perceived Patient-Provider Communication Quality among Puerto Ricans
• Religious Beliefs and Cancer Screening Behaviors among Catholic Latinos: Implications for Faith-based Interventions
• Community Health Center Provider and Staff's Spanish Language Ability and Cultural Awareness
• Perceived Social Stress, Pregnancy-Related Anxiety, Depression and Subjective Social Status among Pregnant Mexican and Mexican American Women in South Texas
• Does a Wife's Education Influence Spousal Agreement on Approval of Family Planning?: Random-effects Modeling Using Data from Two West African Countries
• Ethnic Variation in Access to Health Care of Asian Americans Who are Not U.S. Citizens: Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese Ethnic Groups
• Response to a Patient Activation Intervention among Spanish-speaking Patients at a Community Health Center in New York City
• Suc Khoe La Quan Trong Hon Sac Dep! Health is Better than Beauty! A Community-based Participatory Research Intervention to Improve Cancer Screening among Vietnamese Women
• Cervical Cancer and HPV: Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors among Women Living in Guatemala
• Over-the-Counter But Out of Reach: A Pharmacy-Based Survey of OTC Syringe Sales in Tijuana, Mexico
• Reducing Barriers to Hepatitis C Treatment among Drug Users: An Integrated Hepatitis C Peer Education and Support Program
• Developing an Integrated Curriculum on the Health of Marginalized Populations: Successes, Challenges, and Next Steps
• Addressing Health Care Disparities and Access to Dental Care while Improving Education: Schools of Dentistry and Federally Qualified Health Centers
• Knowledge and Perceptions of the Affordable Care Act by Uninsured Patients at a Free Clinic
• Quality of Life among Urban Children with Obesity and Asthma
• Street Outreach and Other Forms of Engagement with Literally Homeless Veterans

And many more